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The kid whisperer: How to teach a kid to not use hurtful words

Kids like this kid (and me) will not improve their behavior when you apply Warning Therapy. That means that when a difficult ...
How do you teach a kid respect? Not just for people, but for things, as well. For example, how to be responsible in caring for jackets or lunch containers, and how to respect belongings (not cutting ...
Anyone who’s tried to get anyone under eight years old ready for school knows that children have no concept of time. That might have to do with the fact that many kids, even my second grader, still ...
I have a 13-year-old who is especially forgetful when it comes to remembering to take things to school: lunches, projects, homework, etc. I have been delivering these things to school for her ...
I’ve been informed by my editor that I have not reached my minimum word count. Hmm. Perhaps I can use the remainder of the space to explain my answer and to answer what is usually the next question ...
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. In its first episode, they explore the idea of “wasting” time. But first, Radio Atlantic host Hanna Rosin has a question: Is teaching scheduling to a child ...